Vacuum-operated glass-ladle.



8.0. RICHARDSON, JR. VACUUM OPERATED GLASS LADLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-11.19.

Patented July 20, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

S. 0. RICHARDSON, JR. VACUUM OPERATED GLASS LADLE.

APPLlCATlON FILED SEPT. H, 1912.

Patented J My 20, 1915. I 3 SHEETSSHEET Z- s. 0.- RICHARDSON, JR. VACUUM OPERATED GLASS LADLE- APPLICATION FILED SEPT I1 I9I2.

Patented July 20, 1915.

3 SH EETS-SHEET 3.

soLon o. nrcnanrson, an, or roun omo.

vacuum-OPERATED GLass-LADLE.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, SOLON O. RICHARDSON, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vacuum Operated Glass-Ladies, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to implements for handling molten glass or like substances.

The object of .the invention is to provide a glass handling implement, to take the place of the ordinary ladle, which is filled by suction.

When molten'glass is ladled from the fur nace by dipping the ladle intothe body of glass in the glass pot or tank, which is the method heretofore pursued, a certain amount of air is carried into the glass which is likely to remain there in the form of bubbles and injure its quality. Moreover, the submerging of a relatively cold ladle in the'body of glass in the furnace necessarily tends to cool the same. Furthermore, the fact that the ladle is open, exposing its contents to the air, results frequently in cooling the glass in the ladle more than is desirable, My invention provides an implement for handling glass which obviates all these objections. The filling is produced by suction and hence the receptacle, instead of being submerged in the glass inthe furnace at each operation, is merely brought into contact with the surface of the glass. The receptacle is closed on all sides instead of being open to the atmosphere asthe ordinary ladle is, and this tends to keep the glass hot While it is being transported.

The invention is illustrated, in certain pre- 4, a similar View taken on line 4.-4j of Fig.

' Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a cross-sectional view .on line 6-6 of .Fig. 4; 7, a view jsimilar-toFig. I

1- illustrating a modified construction; F g.

8, an end view of the device shown n Fig. 55 -7-; Fig- 9, a plan view of apartbf the same;

' 10, a sectionalview on Specification of Letters l atent.

slight distance apart ferred embodiments, in the accompanying receptaclean 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig."

2; Fig. 5, asectional plarron line 5-501? havin thefQperating Patented July 2c, 1915.

Application filed September 11, 1912. Serial 110. 719,830.

Fig. 9 looking in the 'direction of the arrows and Fig. 11, a detail section illustratmg the construction of the air control valve.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

. In the drawings, designates a glass fur-' nace of ordinary construction provided with the usualworking opening 26.

27 deslgnates a body of molten glass in the 65 furnace.

28 designates a trolley for assisting in the manipulation of the ladle, the trolley run mng on an overhead rail 29. y The form of device shown in Figsll to 6, nclusive, is'constructed as follows: 30 designates a hollow handle'furnished at one end with the hand grip 30 and at-the other end with a receptacle for the glass.- This re: 1 l

ceptacle-consists of two elements 31, 32, the 75 element 31 being formed with a projection 33 having a threaded" opening for the end of the handle 30. The element 32 of the receptacle is hinged to the element 31, 34 des ignatlng. the pintle ofthe hinge which txtends through bos'ses 35 011 element 31 and bosses 36 on thev element 32. The intle is i secured to the bosses 36 by pins 3 and is extended beyond the hinge parallel with handle 30. The meeting faces 38 of the elements 31, 32 are formed with channels 39'which communicate with the interior of the handle'30 by means of a'port 40 formed inv the mice- ,tion 33. The elements are so forme as to provide an intake opening- 41 on the bottom of the receptacle.' The portions 42 of the meeting faces 38 which are within the'chan-- nels 32 are formed so that theystanda/very t T. t e ean-e ,row suction sort- 43 ie;;liml4 12 3 111 vthe communicati fw-lthu-the in handle Wain-1 1 .6widthofgthe terior of the port or slit 43 isderably exaggerated in th drawin s; as it' would beimpossible to showits rea 'widthy-v I, Thehandle is preferably made, in two sec tions, the-outer section being designated 30. Between the sections is interposed a :T-fit ting/i4 to which secured a globe valve le e A exib e tube 4 leadingtogagu exhausting apparatns (not showlll-is co i e ted wi h the 0' ing of the'globe 'valven The glasss-sucked'up 'into the chanibe'rlB within .-the receptacle through the intake of valye 45 which.

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' hinge projects the upper side of the collar 47-9 and into the from the fixed element puts the device in communication With the by opening out the leaves 31, 32 on theirhinge. Before the ladle leaves the furnace, a cut-oil mechanism is operated to cut oil any glass that may project out 01" the in take port. The cut-oil mechanism and the means for opening up the receptacle consist of the following parts: Slidable on the handie is a collar 49 on the under side of which formed a bracket 50 to which is secured cut-off blade 51, so placed as to slide under and across the intake port 41 with the movement of the collar 19 on. the handle 30. The pintle 3% of the receptacle through. a boss 52 formed on here of a hollow rod53 provided at one end with a circular enlargement 54 which e3:-

tends into a slot 55 the collar 49. The,

rod 53 is provided at the other end with a handle 56, the rod extending through having e hearing in a collar 57 rigidly secured to the handle 30 and formed With a lug 58 havinge curved face adapted to he engaged. by the handle 56. The rod 53 is also formed With. a guide slot 59 to receive a. pin 60 on the end of the hinge pintle ll' ith the parts of the device in the positions shown in the drawings,- the cut-oil is moved across the intake opening ll by moving the handle toward the receptacle. The blade 51. lies flatwise the bottom of the receptacle, completely closing the opening The handle 56 engages the 58 and prevents the hinge of the receptaole from opening. The charge oil-gloss 1n.

receptacle is discharged by first pulling heck on handle 56 so as to Withdraw the cut oil blade 5l'i'ii'om. its engagement with the bottom of the receptacle and then'turning handle 56 to the right which, because of i the pin and slot engagement between the hollow rod 53 and the pintle causes the leaii or element 32 to swing away 31-. The handle 30 is preferably providedwith a collar 30 having a, 30 for the llGOlI 28 of the trolley .28 i

In the other form oi the inventionshown in 7 to 11, inclusive, construction is somewhat diiierent. sists of a box 31 having I a hinged cover the box being fixed to the end of the hollow handle 63 and formed with the goorts 84- (301K). inunicating with. the interior oi" the handlehv' a port l wit the interior of receptacle by narrowed ports or slits cc. The outer portion or? bottom orttlie 34 of the hinge,

lhe receptacle con- EST Al/ZllLivarrzingeinent the vaciium is shut ofi simul taneously with the passing of the cut 05: blade across the intake opening, the (nit-oil blade-serving to close the mine as Well as to cut on" surplus metal, ii any there he. -n this form of ladle the receptacle is opened by gravity when the glass is to be discharged. The ladle is simply turned upside down and cover 62 swings out'on hinge.

It will be seen that in neither form of con strnotion does the ladle have to dip into the glass in the furnace to any considerable extent, hence the removal of the glass from the furnace does not involve the danger of introducing air into the body of metal in the furnace. The charge of glass in the receptecle is not exposed'et any point to the atmosphere and therefore can be kept hot much better than in an open ladle.

While I have described my inventionin certain preit'erred constructions, it will be readily understood that modifications might be made within the scope of the claims Without departing from the princinle of the invention. Hence, .l do not'Wish tolce understood as limiting the invention to the precise constructions shown and described.

ll claim: q

1. In a glass handling implement, the combination with a. hollow handle, ofa 1'9: ceptacle at one end of said handle having an intake port in the bottom comprising two elements one movahle with respect to the other, which are formed so as to provide an exhaust duct communicating with the in terior of the handle, means for opening and closingthe communication between the. in terior of said hen'dle'end an exhausting; ap 'peretue, a cut-oiiidevice, and a second handle mounted upon the, iii-st mentioned hendle so as to he revoluhly and slidahly open steel, the operation of which. in one manner operates said cut-oil device, and its opera tion in the other manner opens ssid rcceptacle to discharge the gloss,

In. a glass 'hendling implement, the combination ithfzi hollow handle, of a 3C8- ecntacle at one end ofs'eid handle having an liitelte port in the'hottom ccmpiising two elements having a hinged relation with rewith the intei ior the handle, means for i and closing the communication heexhausting apparatus, a cut-oil device movable across said intake port, and a second handle mounted upon the first mentioned handle so as to be revolubly and slidably operated, the operation of which, in one manner, operates said cut-off device, and when operated in the other, causes the elements of said receptacle to be swung apart on their hinge.

3. In a glass handling implement, the combination with a hollow handle provided with means for putting the interior of the same in communication with an exhausting apparatus, of a receptacle provided with an intake opening in the bottom and consisting of two elements one rigidly connected with said hollow handle and the other connected with the first-named element by a hinge having a pintle extending outwardly paralhandle, said receptacle beingi leading from the interior lel to sm formed with ports of the handle to the interior of said receptacle, sleeve slidable upon said handle, a cut-off knife on said sleeve, a hollow rod having a collar engaging said sleeve into the bore of which extends the end of the hinge pintle, the hollow rod being provided with a guide slot and the pintle with a pin operating therein, a hand grip on the hollow rod,

and a stop on the handle with which said adapted to engage.

hand grip is 4.. In a glass handling implement, the combination with a hollow handle adapted to be connected with an exhausting apparatus, of a receptacle provided with an intake opening in thebottom and comprising an element'fixed to said hollow handle and an element pivoted to said fixed element, said elements being formed so asto provide an exhaust duct between their meeting faces which communlcates with said hollow handle,

for the purpose of dischargingthegatherr "members hinged together,

"ably mounted itions whereby a shift of the handle longitufdinally of'the pipe will operate the cut-off and oscillation of the -handle in a plane at said device the interior of I and means tor moving said last element onitsp votzfi connection '5. The combination of a pipe, a ported receptacle communicating with one end thereof and including two complementary a cut-off movable across the port, a handle revolubly and slidupon the pipe, and connecright angles to the direction of shift will cause relative movement of said members on their hinge. a

6. The combination of a pipe, a'ported receptacle carried thereby complementary members, a pintle parallel with the pipe, fixed to one of said members and hingirfg it to the other, a collar slidably mounted on the. pipe,a cut-off carried by the collar and movable thereby to traverse the port,-and a handled rod paralleling the pipe, telescoping one end of the pintle, having a pin and slot connection therewith, and joined to the collar to slide the same and oseillate with respect thereto.

7. A glass handling implement compris .ments hinged together, a shaft mounted longitudinally on said hollow handle and so connected with one of said receptacle ele ments that said element may be swung on the hinged connection between said receptacle elements by the rotation of said shaft,

being constructed so as to provide an exhaust duct between the interior of said receptacle and the interior of said hollow handle, and so as to provide an intake opening in thebottom of said receptacle.

SOLON o. RICHARDSON, JR'

, Witnessesr H. A. Pnrrnn,

W. Donovan.

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